өвөр

Mongolian

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠡᠪᠦᠷ (ebür), from Proto-Mongolic *ebür (“bosom, breast”). Compare also Buryat үбэр (über), Kalmyk өвр (övr) and Daur heur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈowor/, [ˈʊ̘wər]

Noun

өвөр • (övör) (Mongolian spelling ᠡᠪᠦᠷ (ebür))

  1. breast
  2. bosom
  3. front side

Descendants
  • → Evenki: овур (owur)

Adjective

өвөр • (övör)

  1. inner

Adverb

өвөр • (övör)

  1. inside
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